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2002 · Lockheed Martin

Hot Bird 6

successAtlas V 401 | Hot Bird 6

Eutelsat 8 West C, known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a French communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct to home broadcasting services from geostationary orbit.

Overview

Date / time
August 21, 2002 at 10:05 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Mission
Hot Bird 6
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 401 →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

EUTELSAT 33D
GEO